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KUPL's Living Green
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Sustainability Tips / Ways to Reduce your Carbon Footprint
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Compost
- Store food in reusable containers rather than plastic bags or foil
- Bring your own cloth or fabric bags when you shop
- Re-use the plastic bags you already have:Reduce waste at the office:
/ Copy on both sides of the paper.
/ Reduce documents to fit two pages onto
one.
/ Use lighter weight paper.
/ Consider purchasing eco-friendly envelopes.
/ Use e-mail and other tech-savvy alternatives whenever possible.
Conserve Water 
- Take shorter showers, try to cut your shower time in half, or limit it to less than 5 minutes.
- Turn off the water when brushing your teeth.
- Never water your lawn at midday
- Place a brick in old toilets
- Run the dishwasher only when it is full.
- Let grass grow longer.
- Plant native or drought-tolerant garden plants Save Energy
- Turn off lights when no one is in the room (including bathrooms.)
- When feasible, use stairs rather than the elevator
- Turn off appliances, lights, and equipment when not in use.
- Don't forget to turn computers and printers off at the power strip!
- Exchange or purchase compact fluorescent light bulbs. They use less energy than incandescent and last longer.
- Bike, use public transit, carpool to work, drive slower, keep your tires inflated |
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10 Ways to Organify your World
Bring your own organic cotton bags when you shop
Start the day with an organic shower…use organic soaps and shampoos
Make a donation of organic foods to your local food bank
Treat yourself to organic indulgences: fill your cookie jar with organic cookies and the candy jar with organic candy
Bring an organic treat to the office to share with co-workers or to send with your children to school.
Give your dog an organic bath or organic treat
Celebrate Organic! Enjoy a glass of Organic wine or bottle of organic beer
Buy local! Shop your farmers market for local, organically grown fruit and vegetables
Sleep organically…have a cup of organic chamomile tea before bed and switch to organic cotton sheets
Organify dinner with Wild Harvest product and recipes! Visit www.wildharvestorganic.com for product information and recipe ideas!
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 Avoid Antibacterial Products
Most of the plethora of consumer
goods with antibacterial properties available these days are unnecessary, and may even contribute to antibiotic- resistant super germs. Click here.
 Fill the Fridge
Help your refrigerator run most
efficiently by keeping it full but not overstuffed. Click here. |
 Power Shower
Concerned about saving water? Start your day with a power shower. Click here.
 Drive 55 MPH
On the highway, try not to exceed 55 mph. Your car will burn gas much less efficiently. Click here.
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